A Month of Writing Prompts: March

Use these creative writers' prompts as inspiration for your writing. Go day by day, or pick and choose, follow the prompt suggestion, elaborate on it, tweak it or wing it, whatever suits your style. Website pixies change the prompts every month. Have fun, and happy writing!

March Writers' Prompts

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March 1

You see a cute rabbit in the park, but when you approach, it growls at you. This is no ordinary bunny.

March 2

On an alien world, your protagonist falls in love with a member of a different species.

March 3

You're heir to a massive inheritance, but must do a distasteful task before you can receive it.

March 4

You find a mysterious package at a bus stop, along with a cryptic code. What is it, and what do you do?

March 5

Write a short story or flash fiction piece about forbidden desire.

March 6

Participating in a sporting event, your protagonist must deal with an embittered rival

March 7

Genre Mashup! Write a story set in the Middle Ages, with a time-traveling protagonist/antagonist

March 8

The love of your life makes a shocking revelation, and you discover a hidden world of secrets

March 9

A traveler from a distant planet arrives on Earth, but not in human form.

March 10

Chinese legend says the elixir of eternal life is beyond the Yellow Sea. Embark on a quest to find it.

March 11

A romantic affair becomes dangerous as one partner constantly tries to push boundaries.

March 12

You're the only survivor of a shipwreck, stranded on a desert island. But it's no ordinary island ...

March 13

Genre Mashup! Write a story set in the future, featuring a historical character.

March 14

Two people fall in love, but they're both engaged to others. What could happen?

March 15

When you move into an old house, your beloved pet starts acting strangely. Supernatural or not?

March 16

Your protagonist meets a group of people in the woods. They're hostile and give chase.. Why? who are they?

March 17

Fishermen capture a strange sea creature. You suspect it's from an ancient alien race. What happens?

March 18

Write a short story or flash fiction about societal condemnation.

March 19

Your protagonist is a courier who has to deliver a message or parcel in a dangerous part of town.

March 20

Your spaceship crashes on an asteroid. You are not alone! A bizarre life form inhabits the asteroid.

March 21

Your protagonist is a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a character who has an unusual problem.

March 22

Write a short story or flash fiction about a mysterious door or portal at the back of an old bookstore.

March 23

Genre MashUp! Write a story, set in the old West, with elements of supernatural horror.

March 24

You're the superintendent of an AI apartment building, where everything goes wrong.

March 25

With your family kidnapped, you must find a rare artifact within 24 hours to save your loved ones.

March 26

Your protagonist finds a spell in an old book - but when spoken, a monster appears. How to deal with this?

March 27

Write a short short or flash fiction piece about the pursuit of happiness.

March 28

During a power blackout, a spectral vision appears to your protagonist. It seems to bring a warning.

March 29

In a totalitarian world, a technical glitch erases your identity, and you must go underground.

March 30

Write a short story or flash fiction piece about foolish pride.

March 31

A love from the past enters your life. You're happily married, but still have passionate feelings for this person.

April 1

A man dies under mysterious circumstances, with his pet as the only witness.

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